musical, concert, musical... all at a cinema!

What a marvelous time I've been having at NCG Cinema this week!

I have been there for three days in a row - that's unprecedented!!!

Monday was just a 'mystery' movie a la Jim Reed's PFS, right?

Tina Tuesday was a double header with Carolyn, which was a great treat!

I'd invited her and Sandy to come see "Hamilton" with me at the matinee... and Carolyn responded to my invite!

Hooray!!!

I've wanted to see this musical for five years.

I know so many of my theatre friends who subscribed to Disney+ that first year of the pandemic, when the filmed Broadway show was released in July of 2020 on that streaming service.

I'm so glad to have seen it on the silver screen!!!

I felt like I was right there at the Richard Rodgers Theatre where the original Broadway cast was filmed over three performances in 2016.

WOW!!!

Lin-Manuel Miranda is so incredibly gifted!!!

He wrote the lyrics, the music, and the book for this historical, modern, musical, about events that actually occurred from 1776 to 1804, when the United States Of America was a brand-new country made up of immigrants from around the world.

How incredible to have finally seen this Tony-winning production as the 250th Anniversary of that start approaches!

My very favorite song was "Hurricane" - that one scene captured beautifully both the fury and the energy that represented Alexander Hamilton.

WOW!!!

Utterly astounding!!!

I could watch that one scene over and over and over and still be captivated.

Carolyn was as taken by the musical as I was.

We both intend to see it again next week!

Meanwhile, we  popped out for some Zaxby's, as it was across the street, then back into the NCG Cinema for a bit of silly fun.

Yes, I'm talkin' 'bout "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" with those wacky musicians from forty years ago!

 

There's Michael McKean from that 1984 farce, "This Is Spinal Tap", when he was 37 years old.

 

And here he is from his turn as Lenny in "Laverne & Shirley" at 31 yo.

 

Plus, he was that dispicable Area 51 agent, Morris Fletcher, whose body gets switched with that of Fox Mulder.

McKean was 51 years old in that 1998 episode of "The X-Files".

 

And now he's 77, back to being David St. Hubbins, lead singer of the band.

His 78th birthday will be October 17th.

Except for the increased wrinkles of human aging, he really hasn't changed, has he? 

Of course, Christopher Guest is 77, too, while Rob Reiner is 78, and Harry Shearer is the oldest of them all and will be 82 in December.

Yet, when they perform their classics - "Big Bottom" and "(Listen To The) Flower People" and "Stonehenge" - the movie really pops!

I was so amazed how familiar I was with those songs, even though I doubt I've seen the original movie even once in about two decades.

T'was very nice to see, and hear, Sir Paul McCartney (83 yo) and Sir Elton John (78 yo) performing with the band, too.

What a totally twee Tina Tuesday... and for just $12 total!!!

 

Then, today, I was back again at  the NCG for their 'Wicked Wednesday' $5 treat - that 1986 musical that I so love that I've done one of its songs in karaoke on multiple occasions: "Little Shop Of Horrors"!!!

Apparently I share that love with Jimmy Fallon - major coolness!

Plus I've seen - and danced in my seat! - to the live musical versions at least twice during the last decade, including once in a TV show!!!

Yes, I have been well and truly blessed this week by NCG Cinemas - and they have just started two discount movie festivals this week.

Many thanks, y'all!